“Max Winter Holidays”                                                                Collage: Susan Block

by Dr. Susan Block.

You could say I have a collage fetish. Like a sexual or sacred fetish object that both soothes and stimulates the fetishist, I find that making collages both soothes my grief for Max and stimulates my memories of our wild and beautiful life together.

Making collages is also my way of turning indecision into art. About the only thing I was ever absolutely sure of in life was my love for Max, and now he’s gone. Other than that, even though strong-willed, I can be indecisive – what a  combo! I’ve never liked choosing just one photo when I love so many, each telling its own special story. So, I put them all in a group – like group sex – and voilà: a collage.

This particular group is gathered around Captain Max, aka Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka Mickey, over the winter holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas, Krampus, Hanukkah, including Max’s last “Hanukkah for Palestine,” and New Year’s, including the world-renowned Suzy Awards. Here in Bonoboville, aka Dr. Suzy’s Speakeasy, we often celebrated the Winter Solstice festivals of light in the darkness according to the ancient, very merry, pagan styles with great Saturnalian bacchanals, shows, parties, fire play and sacred-fetishistic art exhibitions. We also held many of the more traditional Judeo-Christian-ish family feasts where Chef Max would show off his culinary flair. Over the years, we paid our respects in some way to all the Gods and Goddesses, “just in case,” as Max would say,  especially around the Winter Solstice season.

This resulted in a multitude of holy and unholy celebrations and images (though Santa Max was usually working behind-the-scenes), conjuring up, upon first glance, a holy-dazed hurricane. However, if you let its shimmering lights and festive colors draw you in to better see a particular photo that catches your eye, you may find yourself going off on a soothing yet stimulating winter holiday adventure with Capt’n Max.

Happy Holidays. Peace on Earth. Pleasure for All. Be Bonobo. Celebrate in style – but please remember that many of us are grieving this holiday season – whether our loved ones passed away in Pasadena or Palestine. These are tough times. Cherish those you love, for you never know when or even how you might lose them.

Then click these links for stories of Max’s extraordinary life and heartbreaking death:

“RIP Max”
On Substack
X/Twitter Thread

“Maximillian Lobkowicz di Filangieri Obituary”
On Substack
On Dignity Memorial
On Counterpunch

“Cremating Captain Max”
On Substack

“Bottomless Grief & Topless Cake”
On Substack
On Counterpunch

My Beloved Max Collage Collection
Max Collage 1: “Family History”
On Substack
Max Collage 2: “On DrSuzy.Tv”
On Substack
Max Collage 3: “Travels with Max in France”
On Substack

“Max to the Maximus” Memorial
PR in AVN, Xbiz & ASN.
On Substack
On Facebook Events
On Meetup

© October 28,  2025  Susan Block, Ph.D., a.k.a. “Dr. Suzy,” is a world renowned LA sexologist, author of The Bonobo Way: The Evolution of Peace through Pleasure, occasionally seen on HBO and other channels. For information, call 626-461-5950.